Tag: france
Giroud scores twice as France thrash Norway
Olivier Giroud scored a double as France stepped up their World Cup preparations on Tuesday with a 4-0 victory over…
France to assist Oyo State in micro-finance enterprises
France has pledged its readiness to assist Oyo State in the provision of credit to small scale enterprises through the…
French firm to train Nigerian engineers
A French renewable energy company, Vergnet, has announced its plan to train six Nigerian engineers on wind farm technology, to…
Sagnol appointed Bordeaux coach
Former France international footballer Willy Sagnol has been appointed coach of Bordeaux, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Friday. The…
Jealous husband castrates and kills French mayor
A jealous husband castrated and murdered the mayor of a hamlet in northern France on Friday before killing himself, sparking…
France offers China help with Boko Haram hostages
France’s foreign minister offered China his country’s help on Sunday in locating 10 workers feared kidnapped by Boko Haram militants,…
Paris Meeting Takes Far-Reaching Decisions on Boko Haram
Representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Presidents of France, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger…
Nigeria, Cameroon others ‘declare war’ on Boko Haram
Nigeria and its neighbours on Saturday vowed to work together to combat Boko Haram in what Cameroon President Paul Biya…
Need For Regional Cooperation To Defeat Insurgents
In a much publicised move, Nigeria has accepted assistance from the United States, Britain, France, China and Israel in a…
Enyeama wins French league award for African players
Vincent Enyeama became the first Nigerian, the first goalkeeper and first player from English speaking Africa to be named France’s…
Hollande invites US, Britain to summit on Nigeria abductions
French President Francois Hollande said Monday he had invited US and British officials to attend a Paris summit this weekend…
Hollande pledges help for Nigeria in hunt for kidnapped girls
President Francois Hollande pledged Wednesday that France would help Nigeria look for over 200 girls kidnapped by Islamist militant group…
Etisalat raises 3 bn euros to buy Maroc Telecom stake
UAE telecommunications firm Etisalat announced Monday 28 April that it has raised 3.15 billion euros to fund the acquisition of…
DNA tests at French school to find rapist
LA ROCHELLE (AFP) – More than 500 male students and staff were to give DNA samples in an unprecedented operation…
British drug suspect wanted by France arrested in Thailand
A British fugitive accused of running a gang that smuggled hundreds of kilos of heroin and cocaine has been arrested…
Rwanda president hits out at France during genocide commemorations
Rwandan President Paul Kagame took a thinly-veiled swipe at France today, saying it was impossible to “change the facts” about…
Libya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund sues Societe Generale
Libya’s sovereign wealth fund has sued French bank Societe Generale in a British court for $1.5 billion (1.1 billion euros)…
France charges son of E-Guinea’s leader with money laundering
France has charged the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of money laundering, his lawyer and a judicial…
Nigeria seeks help from France, Cameroon to fight Boko Haram
Nigeria on Tuesday issued an appeal to France and Abuja’s Francophone neighbours, especially Cameroon, to help it in the battle…
Ivory Coast leader hospitalised in France
The Ivory Coast’s 72-year-old president, Alassane Ouattara, is recovering in France after an operation to alleviate pain from a spinal…
French president’s First Girlfriend admitted to hospital
Valerie Trierweiler, the girlfriend of French President Francois Hollande, was hospitalised after he was reported to be having an affair…
French president drives scooter to meet actress lover
A French magazine Closer said on its website Friday that Francois Hollande was having an affair with actress Julie Gayet,…
Church roof crumbles on priest during mass
Christmas Eve mass in a church nestled in the French Alps came to an abrupt end Tuesday when part of…
Football: Own goal ends Enyeama’s clean sheet record bid
Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama’s run of not conceding a goal ended after 1,062 minutes on Sunday with an own goal…
How I escaped from my captors, by Frenchman Collomp
The French hostage held for 11 months by Ansaru terror group in Nigeria told French television on Thursday he made…
French football clubs call off strike over 75 percent tax
Clubs in the top two divisions of French football announced on Thursday that they have postponed a strike planned for…
Strike over tax: French govt, football clubs to hold talks
Talks will start in France this week to try to stop a planned strike by football clubs over a government…
French president booed in Paris
A solemn event presided over by French President Francois Hollande to remember those who died in World War I turned…
4 Freed French hostages head to Paris
NIAMEY (AFP) – Four Frenchmen kidnapped by Al-Qaeda militants in Niger were on their way back to France Wednesday after…
Al Qaeda frees 4 French hostages in Niger
Four French hostages kidnapped by al Qaeda’s north African arm three years ago in Niger have been released, President Francois…